Example sentences of "[vb past] [subord] [pron] could have " in BNC.
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| 1 | But he doubted if he could have stood her voice for a full evening ; it grated on him when she chatted him up over the counter . |
| 2 | She doubted whether she could have told the difference if she had n't known . |
| 3 | ‘ Frank Worthington had been due one and he asked if we could have a joint game . |
| 4 | ‘ They asked if they could have some pictures , which I 've sent out . ’ |
| 5 | One day they asked if they could have an aquarium of their own . |
| 6 | When I answered it , the hotel manager was there and he asked if he could have a discreet word with me . |
| 7 | After a short time he asked if he could have a whisky and soda , and when the ingredients were brought tried to pour a drink for the King . |
| 8 | He produced a full bottle of whisky from his briefcase , poured out three tumblerfuls , and asked if he could have the television on . |
| 9 | I asked if I could have a fire arm , she said oh no , no , no , they |
| 10 | ‘ I would n't go without Brian so I asked if I could have him buried beside my parents in Scotland . |
| 11 | At that moment María Sanchez , her face embarrassed and alarmed , glided up to us and asked if she could have a word in private . |
| 12 | Darren ( 3.9 ) was pushing a friend in a large basket on wheels when his teacher asked if she could have a ride . |
| 13 | My niece was visiting for the day and she asked if she could have a drink of orange juice so I told her to go ahead and help herself . |
| 14 | They looked like they could have been pinched from a golf course . |
| 15 | With that background , John went to Peggy van Praagh , ballet mistress of the young company , and asked whether he could have the vacant post provided that he could manage those lifts . |
| 16 | I mean , we heard that if we 'd come here before , you might have given us money , and we wondered if we could have it in retrospect . |
| 17 | Rostov wondered if he could have phrased the statement differently . |
| 18 | ‘ I wondered if I could have done something , anything to prevent being apart from my son . |
| 19 | A : excuse me are you busy B : no not at all A : I wondered if I could have a word with you |